The Accident - 13

See? Sodium is very dangerous. The heat and hydrogen freed by the sodium reacting with the water leads to a big, fiery explosion. The kind you wouldn't want indoors near, for instance, a big heavy sign that is quite flammable... Here's a link to the site of a university in Germany that discusses the reaction of sodium in water:  http://www2.uni-siegen.de/~pci/versuche/english/v44-1-1.html Even a small bit can make a big bang...